	1	2	3	4	T
GEEL	47	34	35	22	138
ESS	13	8	18	33	72

Scoring Plays

fourth Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:00		P. Wright Goal	138 - 72
29:29		K. Baldwin Behind	138 - 66
28:38		Rushed	138 - 65
26:49		J. Caldwell Goal	137 - 65
24:55		F. Evans Goal	137 - 59
23:23		J. Caldwell Behind	131 - 59
20:59		M. Holmes Goal	131 - 58
17:43		B. Close Behind	125 - 58
16:05		T. Stengle Behind	124 - 58
14:05		M. Holmes Goal	123 - 58
12:11		N. Martin Goal	117 - 58
10:49		T. Hawkins Behind	117 - 52
6:59		N. Martin Goal	116 - 52
5:44		N. Martin Goal	116 - 46
1:14		Rushed	116 - 40
third Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:11		C. Guthrie Goal	116 - 39
29:43		T. Stengle Goal	110 - 39
27:42		T. Stengle Goal	104 - 39
26:06		M. Holmes Behind	98 - 39
23:16		T. Stengle Goal	97 - 39
19:41		N. Martin Goal	91 - 39
16:33		S. Higgins Behind	91 - 33
14:33		P. Dangerfield Behind	90 - 33
13:08		Rushed	89 - 33
9:52		B. Close Goal	88 - 33
5:03		T. Cutler Goal	82 - 33
2:30		P. Wright Goal	82 - 27
0:43		B. Close Behind	82 - 21
second Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:04		I. Smith Behind	81 - 21
29:29		S. Higgins Goal	80 - 21
27:50		T. Stengle Behind	74 - 21
26:30		B. Close Goal	73 - 21
18:38		Rushed	67 - 21
15:26		Rushed	66 - 21
13:56		D. Smith Behind	66 - 20
9:55		T. Stengle Goal	66 - 19
8:20		N. Martin Goal	60 - 19
4:29		T. Hawkins Goal	60 - 13
3:12		Rushed	54 - 13
0:59		T. Hawkins Goal	53 - 13
first Quarter
Time	Team	Play	Score
31:03		Z. Tuohy Goal	47 - 13
28:49		T. Stengle Behind	41 - 13
27:20		T. Hawkins Goal	40 - 13
23:20		P. Dangerfield Behind	34 - 13
22:04		J. Caldwell Goal	33 - 13
20:32		T. Hawkins Behind	33 - 7
17:48		L. Dahlhaus Goal	32 - 7
16:33		J. Cameron Goal	26 - 7
14:29		D. Smith Goal	20 - 7
10:00		Rushed	20 - 1
8:21		J. Cameron Goal	19 - 1
7:03		P. Dangerfield Goal	13 - 1
6:26		M. Guelfi Behind	7 - 1
3:35		Rushed	7 - 0
2:03		T. Hawkins Goal	6 - 0

Game Information

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2026 AFL Standings

POS	Team	Pts.	%	Form
1	FRE	56	148.2	WWWWW
2	SYD	48	135.7	LWWWL
3	HAW	42	113.7	WWLWW
4	GEEL	36	120.6	WLLWL
5	BL	36	111.0	LLWWW
6	ADEL	36	110.0	LWWWL
7	MELB	36	104.2	LLWWL
8	WB	36	92.8	WWWLW
9	NMFC	32	92.2	WLWWW
10	COLL	30	104.2	WLLWW
11	SUNS	28	101.2	LLLLL
12	CARL	28	95.6	WWWWW
13	STK	24	100.6	LLLWL
14	GWS	24	99.3	WWLLL
15	PORT	20	100.9	LWLLW
16	WCE	16	71.3	LWLLL
17	RICH	8	61.8	WLLLL
18	ESS	4	71.0	LLLLL

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